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Lars Christensen

1884 - 1964

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Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars Christensen has received more than 80,538 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Lars Christensen is the 410th most popular explorer (down from 406th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Norway (down from 333rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Norwegian Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 81k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Lars Christensen ranks 410 out of 498. Before him are Boris Vilkitsky, Gennady Nevelskoy, Eudoxus of Cyzicus, Louis-Gustave Binger, François Levaillant, and Theodor Kotschy. After him are Tobias Furneaux, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Man of the Hole, Kristian Prestrud, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, and Richard Maack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Lars Christensen ranks 196. Before him are Guy de Luget, Georgi Kyoseivanov, Gösta Lilliehöök, León Felipe, Hanns Kräly, and Ernest Payne. After him are George Underwood, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Fumio Gotō, Yrjö Saarela, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, and Jakub Szynkiewicz. Among people deceased in 1964, Lars Christensen ranks 162. Before him are Lillian Copeland, Cecília Meireles, Karl Johan Svensson, Pentti Eskola, Luiz Gervazoni, and Sakari Tuomioja. After him are Guru Dutt, William Garbutt, Georg Jacoby, Charles Bouvier, Arthur Hohl, and John Eke.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Lars Christensen ranks 338 out of 1,039. Before him are Tore André Flo (1973), Carl Størmer (1874), Anita Hegerland (1961), Terje Rypdal (1947), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), and Inger Hagerup (1905). After him are Morten Tyldum (1967), Anne Stine Ingstad (1918), Vera Henriksen (1927), Thorbjørn Svenssen (1924), Gunnar Sønsteby (1918), and Kristian Prestrud (1881).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Lars Christensen ranks 22. Before him are Helge Ingstad (1899), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Grímur Kamban (801), Knut Haugland (1917), Olav Bjaaland (1873), and Finn Ronne (1899). After him are Kristian Prestrud (1881), Sverre Hassel (1876), Tryggve Gran (1888), and Erling Kagge (1963).

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